Harry Kane can do it on a Cold Rainy Night in Stoke, but could he do it on a Cleat-Meltingly-Hot-Artificial-Turf-Field-Temp-of-157-Degrees Afternoon in Nashville
![The 33-year-old allowed his thoughts to drift to the longer term and as he mused about his ambition to become an NFL kicker, there was a clear hint he saw himself finishing his football career in Major League Soccer.
“I take penalties and it [being an NFL kicker] is a very similar pressure and technique,” he said. “If I was to do it, it is something I would take seriously. I would take six months to a year to try and practise before. Maybe if I am in the MLS in the future or somewhere like that, it might be a thing where you could connect the two maybe with the seasons.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yw3czwhg6n5qhocybax5zmdd/bafkreic5ajpbxu4vm46nyws7myvnavb5jan2u5vljv2hhxuj4kf5uzdjoa)
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A college football tradition unlike any other: A new group of users discover the national treasure that is the Hats section of the Campus Gear store in Evanston
Andi Sullivan, Ashley Hatch and Aubrey Kingsbury have been through everything together on the Spirit. Now they have one more big shared experience: First-time motherhood. (With an assist from veteran team mom Casey Krueger.) On the Spirit's team baby boom:
The Spirit’s New Moms Navigate the Season with Babies in Tow
A league policy allows players to have their babies — and in some cases, their spouses — travel with the team.
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look at this playlist y'all, why is this child 30 years old
Ella Brockway@ellabrockway.bsky.social · last wk.My contribution to the Cavan Sullivan Discourse: It is amazing that the next superstar of American men’s soccer has anything and Ruined by Adrienne Lenker on his warm-up playlist
My contribution to the Cavan Sullivan Discourse: It is amazing that the next superstar of American men’s soccer has anything and Ruined by Adrienne Lenker on his warm-up playlist
Cavan Sullivan: The Warm-Up on Apple Music
Playlist · 53 Songs
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🌸NEW EP🌸 We couldn’t avoid it any longer. We dive into the Spirit’s attacking woes by discussing the dreaded 'p' word (patience) and more. It’s not all bad though, we tell you why to be hype about Clara Luvanga! 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/17qx... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso
The EFL Trophy becoming the Jersey Mike's Trophy is proper Football Heritage, proper New Jersey Heritage and proper New Jersey Football Heritage
EFL Trophy to land £5m new sponsorship from AMERICAN fast-food chain
EXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: Daily Mail Sport understands that officials are close to sealing a record, five-season partnership which will also see prize money increased for the competition.
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La reina se queda en DC 👑 Leicy is staying in DC 👏🇨🇴
at the intersection of broader disconcerting trends—everything is phone, everything is gambling, and nobody knows how to be around each other in public—lies the 2026 U.S. Open
The State Of The U.S. Open Is The State Of Us | Defector
It’s being shouted from all corners: The U.S. Open has become an overcrowded, overpriced circus awash in influencers, aspirational influencers, corporate stooges, drunken buffoons, brand activations, ...
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I know it’s only Week 2 of the college football season but I’ve already given Hollywood Smothers the Heisman for Names
NWSL players are now taking extra gigs not because they need to, but because they want to! Featuring future doctor Gabby Carle, current coffee mogul Janine Sonis, and cocktail waitress-slash-banker Bea Franklin, it's my first @us.theguardian.com byline! www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Saloons, school and specialty coffee: NWSL players enjoy new era of side hustles
Star players once worked for Amazon or DoorDash to make ends meet on meager salaries. A new CBA opened doors for off-field pursuits in line with their passions
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Trinity Rodman [back at Spirit training after Ben Shelton’s match ended at 3:30am this morning] exists in a different space-time continuum than the rest of us
NEW: For @us.theguardian.com I wrote about how the @bostonisa.bsky.social is building a Legacy fan culture from the ground up. And yes, I wrote about why the very annoying (complimentary) honking is actually Very Boston.
‘The heartbeat of game day’: how NWSL fans in Boston built culture from the ground up
Through the loss of one franchise, name controversies and stadium changes, Legacy supporters have created an environment of advocacy and belonging
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That is the first (!) win ever (!) for the Washington Spirit in 17 matches (!) at Portland’s Providence Park.
Michigan doing all that was clearly just an attempt to steal tonight’s Big Ten headlines away from Chip Kelly’s Northwestern debut
Idk about you but I am excited for the next five years of extremely entertaining Iva Jovic v Alex Eala matches when draws give them to us
I enjoy how the bird is featured in this graphic in a way that makes it possible that they are rivals, lovers, long-lost rivals, long-lost lovers, a complex third thing
It wasn’t a five-set epic, but Gaël Monfils’s US Open farewell had laughs, smiles and a crowd thoroughly entertained by tennis’s famous showman, even at 40. In @us.theguardian.com, a grand slam goodbye to one of the greats (whose next chapter will be … an office finance job!):
Gaël Monfils takes final grand slam bow after US Open defeat to Learner Tien
The French showman’s 22-year grand slam career ended in a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 defeat to 20-year-old American Learner Tien
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This first dropped in @us.theguardian.com's twice-weekly newsletter, Soccer Desk! Get Jonathan Wilson's Monday morning column, plus a Thursday supplement by either @mlsist.bsky.social, @ellabrockway.bsky.social, @anabnos.com, or myself! Subscribe if you'd like! www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Jeff Rueter@jeffrueter.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: Thierry Henry stressed his belief that active players “have more power than they think” to influence the sport and its powerbrokers. Henry and Kate Scott touched on Fifa in a conversation with @us.theguardian.com ahead of the upcoming Uefa Champions League. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Need a GIF of Gael Monfils bowing to all four sections of Armstrong after a 97-mph (!!!) forehand winner asaptually
BREAKING: Sources tell ESPN that Gotham FC has re-signed #USWNT midfielder Rose Lavelle through 2029. Lavelle was one of the top impending #NWSL free agents. She'll stay with Gotham after guiding them to the 2025 NWSL Championship. High Impact Player money is expected to be utilized.
Sources: USWNT's Rose Lavelle re-signs with NWSL's Gotham
USWNT midfielder Rose Lavelle has re-signed with defending NWSL champions Gotham FC through the 2029 season, multiple sources told ESPN.
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Thirteen years ago, Alex Eala came to New York for an 8U tournament. She won it and vowed to “practice even harder” for the next one. In 2026, she’s at the US Open as a star. Packed practices, $400 resale tix, Filipino flags + lots of pride. More in @us.theguardian.com today:
Alex Eala has one career main-draw win at the US Open. She’s already a global star
Alex Eala has become the Philippines’ biggest sporting star since Manny Pacquiao. Now her traveling army of fans have descended on Flushing Meadows
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If you think Venus Williams v Sofia Kenin starting at midnight on Ashe after a Djokovic five-setter is the craziest the U.S. Open can get, wait until you see Tuesday on Armstrong [when Gael Monfils’s potential-last-ever-slam-match is five sets and Alex Eala goes on at 1am]
I, a fan of Manchester United Football Club, have always said that the season does not actually start until Matchweek 12
The Guardian asked me to explain the state of American college football to the good people of the world. As usual, there is no good way to evaluate how things are going for "college football." www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
College football is booming, chaotic and more confusing than ever
America’s second most popular sport has never been richer or stranger, with old powers wobbling, new contenders rising and the rulebook under siege
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There's a lot we don't know about Esther González's transfer saga, but the uncomfortable questions it raises say a lot about the state of women's soccer, anyway: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Esther González, Saudi Arabia and the questions around an unexpected transfer saga
The striker’s surprise signing for Al Qadsiah after leaving Gotham sparked questions of professionalism and raised concerns of LGBTQ+ fans
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Watched this Veronica Burton Masterclass in person tonight and can confirm it was as awesome as advertised. Extremely fun to see her ball out in purple again
Daniel Thompson@dr-thompson.bsky.social · 4w ago13 assists with ZERO turnovers is CRAZY work. Veronica Burton is putting on a point guard masterclass tonight.
NWSL news via @tomjgarry.bsky.social: Dario Vidosic is leaving Brighton about a week before the start of the WSL season and is the leading candidate for the Angel City job, with a view to start before the 2027 season.
Dario Vidosic to step down as Brighton manager and is leading Angel City candidate
The Brighton manager, Dario Vidosic, is to leave the Women’s Super League club a little over a week before the start of the new season
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